Parelhas weather in October

In October, Parelhas sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Parelhas's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parelhas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:07 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Parelhas is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Parelhas reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Parelhas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Parelhas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°486.112.33.5
Feb33° / 23°517.912.23.4
Mar33° / 23°8711.1123.4
Apr32° / 22°719.211.93.9
May32° / 22°315.711.74.6
Jun30° / 21°18311.65.6
Jul30° / 20°122.111.75.9
Aug31° / 20°50.411.85.6
Sep33° / 20°10.2124.7
Oct34° / 21°30.312.14.0
Nov34° / 22°20.312.33.6
Dec34° / 22°101.912.43.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
39010
49010
58911
68812
78713
88614
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Parelhas gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111845
211836
311836
411836
511836
611827
711827
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910828
1010828
1110828
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Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:145:17
212.15:135:17
312.15:135:17
412.15:125:17
512.15:125:17
612.15:115:17
712.15:115:17
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
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147.0Intense
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257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Parelhas?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Parelhas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Parelhas in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Parelhas sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Parelhas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Parelhas peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Parelhas in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Parelhas is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1421 µg/m³Jul 95 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Parelhas?

Parelhas sits at 6.7°S, 36.7°W, 274 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Picuí, 40 km away.

Topography around Parelhas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Parelhas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parelhas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Parelhas is covered by shrubs (60%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
917 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Picuí 40 km · Currais Novos 50 km · Caicó 55 km · Cuité 60 km · Lagoa Nova 69 km · Patos 78 km · Pocinhos 79 km · Jucurutu 83 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Parelhas (-6.6878°, -36.6575°, elevation 274 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).